The gents at Ars did a little JavaScript testing on Google’s Android 2.2 versus Apple’s iOS4 to see which platform had a speedier Web browser. Based on SunSpider and V8 benchmarks, Froyo blew the doors off iOS4 and Éclair. According to said benchmark tests, Froyo is nearly three times faster than Éclair and three times better …
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Twidroid Is Not The Droid You’re Looking For, Lucas Films
Uber popular Android Twitter app Twidroid has been acquired by TweetUp and will now be known as Twidroyd to avoid any future altercations with Lucas Films over trademark infringement.
The company also announced that the application will be renamed Twidroyd in order to ensure minimal confusion with products from Lucas Films,
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LG Optimus Android Phones To Ship With Froyo
And the award for most underwhelming press release goes to LG.
The other Korean CE manufacturer announced that the Android-powered Optimus One and Optimus Chic will ship with Froyo but specs for either device were withheld.
Oh, LG plans to ship Android tablets later this year. Oh, oh, oh, LG will roll out 10 devices under the …
Droid Incredible To Get HD Video Recording, Mobile Hotspot Support
HTC’s Droid Incredible is about to get even more Incredible! A purported forthcoming update for Verizon’s Nexus One will unlock two key new features: HD video recording and 3G mobile hotspot. And there’s a new boot up animation!
[via Android Guys]
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Motorola Droid X Review: New King of Verizon’s Android Lineup
The countless comparisons between feature-rich Android handsets and Apple’s iPhone won’t likely taper off any time in the near future. But believe it or not, aside from being slabs of electronics that make phone calls, access the internet, and feature app stores, there’s really not a whole lot that a phone like the Droid X and the …
Yahoo! Comes to Android
PSA Android owners-
Yahoo! has just made available apps for Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger and Yahoo! Search.
Also, Yahoo! Mail and News have been HTML5 optimized for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
That is all.
Press release after the jump.
Two Minute Video: The Motorola Droid X is Verizon’s iPhone
Despite “Dubious Verizon iPhone Rumor #22,500,001” hitting the internet this week, the new Motorola Droid X is shaping up to be the best wonderphone available on Big Red this summer (although the forthcoming Samsung Fascinate may give it some serious competition). Here’s a quick look at the Droid X on video—stay tuned for a full …
Android 2.2 Update Being Rolled Out to Nexus One Owners
Do you own the Google-backed Nexus One smartphone? Then you, my friend, will get the Google-backed Android 2.2 software very soon. It’s currently rolling out to Nexus One handsets via an over-the-air update.
Per Google, “In order to access the update, you will receive a message on your phone’s notification bar. Just download the …
Kindle App Hits Android Market
And with that, Amazon’s Kindle platform slowly oozes its way into another crop of smartphone handsets. Android owners (version 1.6 and higher) can now download the Kindle app from the Android Market and synchronize books across all the other Kindle-infused gadgets strewn about the home.
Still no support for magazines or newspapers …
Mobile Music Streaming Service ‘mSpot’ Goes Live on Android
Upload all your music to the web somewhere, then access it on your phone. Sounds simple enough, but legal red tape and spotty network connections have a funny way of impeding progress sometimes. If you’re an Android user, though, you might want to give mSpot a whirl now that it’s out of beta.
You sign up at the site and then download …
Android: Samsung Epic 4G to Sprint, Vibrant to T-Mobile, Fascinate to Verizon
If you’re a Sprint customer and you’ve been waiting for a nice 4G-capable phone with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, your wait will soon be over. Samsung has announced the Epic 4G (pictured above), a 1GHz Android phone with a 4-inch “Super AMOLED” touchscreen at 800×480 resolution, a six-axis accelerometer for gaming, and rear- and …
First Look: Motorola Droid X
Behold the Motorola Droid X. Announced yesterday and coming to Verizon on July 15th for $200 after a $100 mail-in rebate and two-year contract, Motorola’s latest Android phone takes dead aim at a certain fruit-related smartphone available on AT&T’s network.
I’ve been delicately manhandling the Droid X for the past couple hours, …